The 2021–22 Santosh Trophy was the 75th edition of the

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, the premier competition in

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for teams representing their regional and state football associations. The last season was cancelled due to

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. The main round of the tournament was held in

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, and was contested by 10 teams divided into two groups.

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and

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from Group A and

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and

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from Group B reached the semi-finals, and eventually Kerala and West Bengal faced in the

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. Kerala won their seventh title after defeating West Bengal in the penalties.

Qualification

The zonal qualifiers were contested by 37 teams representing the states and the union territories of India, including one representing the

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. The teams were drawn into five zones (North, East, North-East, South and West) of two groups each. Only 2 teams (1 from each group) from each zone could qualify for the final round.

North

East

North-East

South

West

Draw

The official draw for the 75th edition of Santosh Trophy was held on 6 January 2022 at 15:00

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with former India defender

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assisting in the process. Ten teams who came through the qualifiers were drawn into two groups of five each for the main event beginning from 16 April. On 31 March the host of the event was announced to be

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, with the matches being held at Kottappadi Stadium and Payyanad Stadium.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Top goalscorer

Prize money

Awards

References

External links

Santosh Trophy on the All India Football Federation website
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